Seven Summits: Scaling the Top Peaks

In mountaineering as in life, human potential is vast, and in many ways it is truly unlimited, so getting committed is the first imperative, writes Gautam Patil, the first Indian to have stood atop five of the world’s seven summits – the tallest point on each of the seven continents.

It is interesting to read Gautam's account of helping a fellow climber especially in light of the recent death on Mount Everest and Edmund Hillary blaming climbers for the Everest death